Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-11
II IS 4 LAW.
President Cleveland Signs the Rea-
gan-CuIlom Interstate Conn.,
merCe Bill.
Secretary Manning and Treasurer JOr.
dan Have rendered Their Resigna-
tons to Start q Bank.
Randallites Meet to Discues Carlisle's
Letter on Revenue Reform.
TIE RANDALLITES.


TIE RANDALLITES.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON. Feb. AT meeting of
the Randall wing OF the Democratic party
| tonight, called to consider Mr..
| Carlisle's letter TO them looking
to an agreement upon revenue re-
duction, Messrs. Randall, Warner,
and Henley were app ointed committee
to draft & reply. One of the gentlemen
stated to your correspondent st g late
hour tonight that it was very unlikely
that any satisfactory agreement would be
reached.
ACTS APPROVED.
WASHINGTON, Feb. THE President
has approved the act to fix the day for me
meeting Of the electors of President and
| Vice-P President, and to provide for and
regulate the counting of the vote for
President and ViCe-President, and the de-
cision of the questions arising thereon.
He has also approved the act authoriz
ing the construction of bridge over the
Mississippi river at St. Louis.
THE INTER STATE COMMERCE BILL.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE signing of
the interstate commerce bill by the Pres
| ident was in full accord with the opinion
| of Attorney General Garland rendered to
him on last Monday, and it is very well
understood to be in accord with the views
of the Cabinet. The Attorney General
was asked tonight to give his views in
regard to the bill and explain wherein it
differed from the Senate bill of two years
ago, which he opposed on the ground
that it was unconstitutional. He declined,
saying ne regarded the opinion he had
given the President on the subject as
strictly confidential. 1t is learned, how
ever, from a trustworthy source that the
Attorney General as well as the President
consider the bill which has just become
a law free from Gil the material features
which were Objectionable III the Senate
bill two years age. According to this in
formation the Attorney Generals objeC-
ton to the old bill was to the vast pow
ers of legislative and judicial character
that were given to The commission.
The Attorney General is said to
hold that the present bill does not confer
judicial powers on the commission, but
puts them in the courts on report from
the commission, and that it does not con-
fer legislative power except in the fourth
section (the long and short haul clause,
and that this is warranted by numberless
precedents in the legislative history of the
government.
MANNING's AND JoRDAN'S BANK.
WASHINGTON, Feb 4.-Treasurer Jor-
dan admitted to-day that Secretary Man
ming is to be president and he (Jordan) to
ha riP of OF G
Bank of the city Of New York. The res
ignations of both officials are in the hands
OF the President and will be accepted in
due time. 1t is expected that Mr.. Man
ming will be relieved soon after the sd-
journment of Congress. 1t Is
even said by some that his
successor will be nominated before
adjournment. Department officials say
everything now points 10 the promotion
of Assistant Secretary Fairchild to the
head of the department. Treasurer jog
dan will not leave the department before
April. Mr.. Jordan says applications have
already been made for over 81, 0oO, 900 Of
stock in the bank, and that many people
will have to be disappointed, as the cap
ital is limited to 3,OOO,0 600. The bank
will begin business about May l.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-Somethng like
q sensation was caused in the District
Supreme court yesterday by the presenta-
ton of a petition attacking the civil
service commission, asserting The uncon-
stitutionality Of the law, by virtue of
which it exists. The paper is headed,
"a petition of tight by Morris S. Miller
of Older Greek, Oneida county, N. Y, for
redress in the case where A. p. Edgerton, /
l. II. Oberly and Charles Lyman, COM |
missioners, and others, are tresspassers
upon his civil and political rights !
and privileges by exercising unlawful
authority and powers" The petitioner
asks for an order or judgment restrain !
ing, enjoining and prohibiting the COM
missioners and all persons from exercis |
ing the illegal and unconstitutional DOW
ers set FORTH and for such other and |
further redress as the court shall deem |
meet to vindicate the liberties of petit
toner, and which will adjudge, determine |
and declare that the people of the United !
States are not subjects but SOW
ereign citizens of the government |
in substance as well as in |
form a republic. The petition forms
printed volume of ninety -four pages,
most of which is devoted to the declara-
ton that the civil service law is unc0n
stltutional because it confers on board |
created by the legislative branch OF gov
eminent powers of selection and appoint
ment to office expressly reserved to
the President by the constitution.
Various other reasons are also set
cut in the paper. 1t is believed this
proceeding was first taken with view to
testing the commissions existence. After
the petition had been presented the court
stated the matte- had come up IN such
shape it would be necessa J u consider
it should be taken directly upon
the basis of petition or allowed to come
up on certitlcation from lower court.